On This Day

Tuesday, June 17, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 34 24 .586 --
Yankees 34 27 .557 1.5
Brewers 30 31 .492 5.5
Orioles 27 32 .458 7.5
Tigers 25 32 .439 8.5
Indians 24 36 .400 11.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 37 25 .597 --
Royals 36 28 .563 2.0
Twins 29 29 .500 6.0
Rangers 30 31 .492 6.5
Angels 31 34 .477 7.5
White Sox 26 34 .433 10.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 34 24 .586 --
Mets 32 25 .561 1.5
Phillies 32 29 .525 3.5
Cubs 32 30 .516 4.0
Cardinals 28 30 .483 6.0
Expos 24 32 .429 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 39 26 .600 --
Dodgers 37 29 .561 2.5
Giants 30 33 .476 8.0
Padres 30 33 .476 8.0
Braves 29 36 .446 10.0
Astros 24 44 .353 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Bailey 4
1 Ron LeFlore 4
1 Sixto Lezcano 4
1 Ted Simmons 4
1 John Wockenfuss 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Boog Powell 2
2 Juan Beniquez 1
2 Gary Carter 1
2 Ron Cey 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Carter 4
1 Dave May 4
3 Bert Campaneris 3
3 Ron Cey 3
3 9 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fran Healy 2
2 Mark Belanger 1
2 Al Bumbry 1
2 Larry Hisle 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry Gura 1.20
2 Vida Blue 0.88
3 Andy Messersmith 0.86
4 Steve Busby 0.67
4 Bill Butler 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Steve Busby 1
1 Bill Castro 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 7
1 Lynn McGlothen 7
3 Steve Busby 6
3 Larry Gura 6
3 Andy Messersmith 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Mike Garman 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .395
2 Bill Madlock .359
3 Joe Morgan .356
4 Mike Hargrove .356
5 Bob Watson .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 15
1 Jeff Burroughs 15
1 Willie Horton 15
1 Reggie Jackson 15
5 2 tied 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 55
2 Willie Horton 46
3 Larry Hisle 44
3 Greg Luzinski 44
3 Tony Perez 44

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 34
2 Amos Otis 29
3 Cesar Cedeno 27
3 Joe Morgan 27
5 Davey Lopes 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 1.48
2 Jim Palmer 1.64
3 Bill Castro 1.78
4 Randy Jones 1.82
5 Tom Seaver 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 11
1 Don Sutton 11
3 Vida Blue 10
3 Jim Kaat 10
3 3 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 119
2 Don Sutton 109
3 Andy Messersmith 103
4 Vida Blue 91
5 Gaylord Perry 88

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 14
2 Al Hrabosky 10
3 Rich Gossage 9
3 John Hiller 9
5 5 tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .486
2 Mike Hargrove .479
3 Joe Morgan .459
4 Rod Carew .408
5 Gorman Thomas .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 6
1 Richie Hebner 6
1 Greg Luzinski 6
4 Reggie Jackson 5
4 Mike Schmidt 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Leroy Stanton 19
2 Johnny Bench 17
3 Jerry Morales 16
4 Bill Madlock 15
4 Willie Stargell 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 6
1 Mickey Rivers 6
3 Al Bumbry 5
3 Cesar Cedeno 5
3 6 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don DeMola 0.00
1 Dan Warthen 0.00
3 Tom Seaver 0.33
4 Larry Christenson 0.69
5 Bill Gogolewski 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 3
1 Don Gullett 3
1 Ken Holtzman 3
1 Jim Lonborg 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 33
2 Andy Messersmith 29
3 Ken Holtzman 24
4 Nolan Ryan 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 6
2 Al Hrabosky 4
3 John Hiller 3
3 Sparky Lyle 3
5 6 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .437
2 Mike Hargrove .425
3 Bill Madlock .402
4 Ed Kranepool .392
5 Juan Beniquez .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 10
2 Reggie Jackson 9
2 Gene Tenace 9
4 Johnny Bench 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 30
2 Graig Nettles 29
3 Willie Stargell 25
4 Fred Lynn 24
4 Leroy Stanton 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 12
2 Cesar Cedeno 9
2 Davey Lopes 9
2 Amos Otis 9
2 Claudell Washington 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don DeMola 1.07
2 Randy Jones 1.47
3 Steve Rogers 1.55
4 Rich Folkers 1.57
5 Tom Seaver 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gary Nolan 6
2 Pat Dobson 5
2 Don Gullett 5
2 Catfish Hunter 5
2 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 50
2 Rick Reuschel 44
2 Frank Tanana 44
4 Andy Messersmith 43
5 Ed Halicki 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 7
2 Bob Apodaca 5
2 Al Hrabosky 5
2 Sparky Lyle 5
5 3 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .361
2 Bill Madlock .327
3 Mike Hargrove .326
4 Al Oliver .317
5 Jorge Orta .309

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 34
2 Mike Schmidt 32
3 Gene Tenace 31
4 Darrell Evans 30
5 Reggie Jackson 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 143
2 Ted Simmons 112
3 Tony Perez 110
4 Jeff Burroughs 102
5 Mike Schmidt 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 98
2 Davey Lopes 59
3 Joe Morgan 57
4 Cesar Cedeno 56
5 Mickey Rivers 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.01
2 Tom Seaver 2.25
3 Phil Niekro 2.27
4 Jim Kaat 2.32
5 Don Sutton 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 26
1 Jim Kaat 26
3 Fergie Jenkins 25
3 Nolan Ryan 25
5 Don Sutton 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 346
2 Andy Messersmith 239
3 Bert Blyleven 237
4 Don Sutton 227
5 Gaylord Perry 221

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 29
2 Rollie Fingers 20
3 Tom Buskey 18
3 Terry Forster 18
5 2 tied 17